Biography
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved popularity as part of the punk rock movement. The band had UK number one hits with his co-compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". Geldof starred as Pink in Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd – The Wall. As a fundraiser, Geldof organised the charity supergroup Band Aid and the concerts Live Aid and Live 8, and co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles to date.
Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especially his anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa. In 1984, he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. They went on to organise the charity super-concert Live Aid the following year and the Live 8 concerts in 2005. Geldof currently serves as an adviser to the ONE Campaign, co-founded by fellow Irish rock singer and activist Bono, and is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa. A single father, Geldof has also been outspoken for the fathers' rights movement.
Geldof was granted an honorary knighthood (KBE) by Elizabeth II in 1986 for his charity work in Africa: it is an honorary award as Geldof is an Irish citizen, but he is often referred to as 'Sir Bob'. He is a recipient of the Man of Peace title which recognises individuals who have made "an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace", among numerous other awards and nominations. In 2005, he received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
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Filmography
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self 93
Movies 80
TV Shows 35
Producer 1
Quintessentially Irish (2024)
The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)
Paula (2023)
In Conversation with Alan Yentob (2022)
ABBA V Queen (2022)
Doug and the Slugs and Me (2022)
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats (2020)
The Quiet One (2019)
Beyonce & Jay Z - Global Citizen Festival Mandela (2018)
Postcards from the 48% (2018)
Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies (2017)
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said (2016)
London's Burning (2016)
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats (2016)
Stranded (2015)
Bob Geldof - Berlin Live (2015)
Irish Rock at the BBC (2015)
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities (2015)
Bob Geldof: The Moment (2014)
Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen (2012)
Give Us the Money (2012)
Bad Girl (2012)
Jools Holland: My Life in Music (2012)
Berlin Live (2011)
Thin Lizzy: Bad Reputation (2011)
Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour (2011)
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher (2010)
I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band! (2010)
Starsuckers (2009)
Modern Slavery (2009)
Skavlan (2009)
8 (2008)
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink? (2007)
Yusuf Islam: A Few Good Songs (2007)
Seven Ages of Rock (2007)
I Am Bob (2007)
Blair: The Inside Story (2007)
Legends (2006)
The One Show (2006)
Best Ever Spitting Image (2006)
Sketches of Frank Gehry (2006)
The World's Greatest Gigs (2005)
Live 8 (2005)
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today (2005)
Live Aid Against All Odds (2005)
Stuck in the Middle (2005)
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978 (2005)
New York Doll (2005)
The Band Aid Story (2004)
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)
Lovesongs Of The 70's (2004)
Live Aid (2004)
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition (2004)
Live Eighties (2004)
Grumpy Old Men (2003)
imagine… (2003)
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story (2003)
The Old Fools (2002)
Top Gear (2002)
David Gilmour: In Concert (2002)
There's Only One Paul McCartney (2002)
V Graham Norton (2002)
Richard & Judy (2001)
Being Mick (2001)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Mick Jagger The Ultimate Performer (2001)
Rat (2001)
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall (2000)
Maybrit Illner (1999)
Spice World (1997)
Diana & Me (1997)
Leute heute (1997)
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott (1996)
Smashie and Nicey, the End of an Era (1994)
Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi (1993)
The Return of Spinal Tap (1992)
Pavarotti & Friends (1992)
ECHO-Verleihung (1992)
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992)
Bernard and the Genie (1991)
Queen: Days of Our Lives (1991)
DAS! (1991)
Schmidteinander (1990)
One World, One Voice (1990)
Have I Got News for You (1990)
Going Live! (1987)
Coast to Coast (1987)
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball (1987)
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey (1986)
ZDF-Fernsehgarten (1986)
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live (1986)
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief (1986)
The Max Headroom Show (1985)
An Audience with Billy Connolly (1985)
Live Aid (1985)
Number One (1985)
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video (1984)
An Audience with Mel Brooks (1984)
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Wogan (1982)
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
The Kenny Everett Television Show (1982)
The Other Side of the Wall (1982)
Three of a Kind (1981)
The Kenny Everett Video Show (1978)
An Audience with... (1978)
Punk in London (1977)
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1976)
Plattenküche (1976)
III nach neun (1974)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)
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The Boomtown Rats Live in Japan 1980
The Making of Sun City
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GenderMale
Birthday1951-10-05 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceDún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland
RelationshipsPaula Yates (1986-01-01 - 1996-05-01)
ChildrenFifi Trixibelle Geldof, Pixie Geldof, Peaches Geldof
FatherBob Geldof
MotherEvelyn Weller
CitizenshipsRepublic of Ireland
Also Known AsThe Boomtown Rats, Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, The Nichols-Chancellor's Medal, Peabody Awards, Steiger Award, North–South Prize, Amadeus Austrian Music Awards, M100 Media Award, Patron’s Medal
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